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The Madison City Chess League is pleased to announce that it will sponsor two girls who live in North Alabama to attend MidSouth Summer Chess Camp, a week-long overnight chess camp in Memphis.  More info on the camp can be obtained here:  http://www.chesscamp.us/. The early registration deadline for the summer camp is March 31, 2016.  Early bird tuition is $395 and the residential camp fee is $395.

If you are awarded a scholarship, MCCL will pay up to $500 to MidSouth Chess that can be applied to your tuition and residential fee.  If you are not planning to use the residential accommodations provided by MidSouth, MCCL will pay your tuition of $395 directly to MidSouth Chess.  Currently two scholarships are available to girls living in North Alabama who are members of a school chess club or MCCL.

Deadline to apply:  Friday, March 25, 2016

Apply online here to be considered for the scholarship.

This scholarship is made possible by a donation from the TN Valley Chapter of Women in Defense to the MCCL Girls Chess Initiative. The Madison City Chess League wants to support and encourage girls to study chess by providing scholarships like this one. If you would like to support the Girls Chess Initiative, you can learn more here.

Criteria for scholarship award: 

•              Applicants must be female
•         USCF rating (minimum 700)
•         Commitment to improving chess skills
•         Good sportsmanship
•         Potential for future success in competitive chess
•         Member of school chess club or MCCL
•         Willingness to attend MidSouth Summer Chess Camp
•         Attendance at one Girls Chess Night in Madison in the summer to share your summer camp experience with other girls.